"الملف 73/7 III (D 24) وضع الكويت، والمفاوضات الأنجلو-التركية" [و‎‎١‎٥‎١] (٧٠٩/٣١٣)

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A nnexe I.
Agreement of 23rd January 1899 with Sheikh of Eoweit.
(Translation.)
Praise be to God alone {lit. in the name of God Almighty) (" Bissim Illah Ta'alah Shanuho ").
The object of writing this lawful and honourable bond is, that it is
hereby covenanted and agreed between Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm John
Meade, I S.C., Her Britannic Majesty's Political Resident, on behalf of the
British Government, on the one part, and Sheikh Mubarak-bin-Sheikh Subah,
Sheikh of Koweit, on the other part; that the said Sheikh Mubarak-bin-Sheikh
Subah, of his own free will and desire, does hereby pledge and bind himself, his
heirs and successors, not to receive the agent or representative of any Power or
Government at Koweit, or at any other place within the limits of his territory,
without the previous sanction of the British Government; and he further
binds himself, his heirs and successors, not to cede, sell, lease, mortgage, or
give for occupation or for any other purpose, any portion of his territory to the
Government or subjects of any other Power without the previous consent of
Her Majesty's Government for these purposes. This engagement also to
extend to any portion of the territory of the said Sheikh Mubarak which may
now be in possession of the subjects of any other Government.
In token of the conclusion of this lawful and honourable bond, Lieute
nant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, I.S.C., Her Britannic Majesty's Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Sheikh Mubarak-bin-Sheikh Subah, the
former on behalf of the British Government, and the latter on behalf of him
self, his heirs and successors, do each, in the presence of witnesses, affix their
signatures, on this the 10th day of Ramazan, 1316, corresponding with the 23rd
day of January, 1899.
(L.S.) M. J. MEADE,
Political Resident in the
Persian Gulf.
(L.S.) MUBARAK-EL-SUBAfl.
Witnesses:
(L.S.) E. W ickham H ore, Captain, I.M.S,
(L .S.) J. C alcott G askin.
(L.S.) M uhammad R ahim-bin- A bdul N ebi S affee.
A nnexe II.
Agreement by Sheikh Muharek-hin-Suhah, Chief of Koweit,
(Translation.)
I agree to absolutely prohibit the importation of arms into Koweit or
exportation therefrom, and to enforce this I have issued a notification and
proclamation to all concerned.
Dated this 24!th day of Moharrum, 13IB^(24th day of May, 1900).
(Seal of Sheikh Mubarek-el-Subah.)
A nnexe III.
Postal Agreement of 28th February 1904, with the Sheikh of Koweit,
(Translation.)
As the British Government has agreed, in accordance with my desire and
for the benefit of traders, to establish a post-office at Koweit, I, on my part,
agree not to allow the establishment here of a post-office by any other Govern
ment. I accordingly write this undertaking on behalf of myself and my
successors.
(Seal of Sheikh Mubarek-el-Subah.)
Koweit, the 11th Zil Raj, 1321
(28th February 1904J.